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service of the Supreme Lord, the Lord takes charge of the maintenance of
the devotee’s body, and there is no need of anxiety for its protection. It is
said in the Second Chapter, Second Canto, of Srimad-Bhagavatam that a
fully surrendered soul has no anxiety about the maintenance of his body.
The Supreme Lord takes care of the maintenance of innumerable species
of bodies; therefore, one who fully engages in His service will not go
unprotected by the Supreme Lord. Devahuti was naturally unmindful for
the protection of her body, which was being taken care of by the Supreme
Person.
TEXT 30
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evam sa kapiloktena
margenaciratah param
atmaénam brahma-nirvdnam
bhagavantam avapa ha
evam—thus; sd—she (Devahitti); kapila—by Kapila; uktena—instructed;
margena—by the path; aciratah—soon; param—supreme; dtmanam—Super-
soul; brahma—Brahman; nirvénam—cessation of materialistic existence;
bhagavantam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; avdpa—she achieved;
ha—certainly.
TRANSLATION
My dear Vidura, by following the principles instructed by Kapila,
Devahiiti soon became liberated from material bondage, and she achieved
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as Supersoul, without difficulty.
PURPORT
Three words have been used in this connection to describe the achieve-
ment of Devahuti: atmanam, brahma-nirvanam and bhagavantam. These
refer to the gradual process of discovery of the Absolute Truth, mentioned
herein as the bhagavantam. The Supreme Personality of Godhead resides
in various Vaikugtha planets. Nirvana means to extinguish the pangs of
material existence. When one is able to enter into the spiritual kingdom or
into spiritual realization, one is automatically freed from material pangs.
That is called brahma-nirvana. According to Vedic scripture, nirvana
